Physical therapists treat musculoskeletal conditions and work to optimize recovery or educate a person on how to optimize their movement patterns.

Some conditions that our physical therapists specializein include:

Post- op Rehab, including total knee replacements, labrum repairs, menisectomy, spinal fusion.

Conditions that affect the hand, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, and trigger finger.

Musculoskeletal dysfunction, including back pain, rotator cuss tears, and knee pain.

Sports-related injuries, such as tennis elbow, achilles tendonitis, ACL tears.

Chronic pain.

Hypermobility, leading to joint instability and pain.

Physical Therapy More Cost-Effective

Than Injections For Knee OA

Patients tend to take 1 of 2 non surgical routes when it comes to pain due to knee osteoarthritis: glucocorticoid injection, or physical therapy. New research shows that physical therapy may, in fact, be the more cost-effective approach.

The research showed that after one year, the average total knee-related costs were nearly the same for the injection group and physical therapy group. However, patients who received physical therapy were found to have higher quality-adjusted life-years scores, while the injection patients ultimately added costs through additional treatments, later physical therapy, and surgery.

My take on this article: There are times when corticosteroids can be beneficial to decrease pain. However, if physical therapy isn’t initiated during this time period, the pain will likely return when the medication wears off. Why? Because nothing changes for your arthritic joint in the long run. However, if you can work with a physical therapist to improve muscle flexibility, muscles strength, and biomechanical movement patterns while you have less pain…. then you have a better likelihood of making positive changes in the joint. Improving muscle imbalances around a joint can help improve shock absorption, improve the forces through a joint to be more symmetric and congruent, rather than just one aspect of the joint. And better motor control patterns can help coordinate proper muscle control.

— Korey Pieper, DPT, OCS

What Can Physical Therapy Help With?

Physical therapists can provide supplementary treatment to a wide variety of medical conditions, depending on their specialty.

Physical therapists treat musculoskeletal conditions and work to optimize recovery or educate a person on how to optimize their movement patterns.

Some conditions that our physical therapists specializein include:

Post- op Rehab, including total knee replacements, labrum repairs, menisectomy, spinal fusion.

Conditions that affect the hand, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, and trigger finger.

Musculoskeletal dysfunction, including back pain, rotator cuss tears, and knee pain.

Sports-related injuries, such as tennis elbow, achilles tendonitis, ACL tears.

Chronic pain.

Hypermobility, leading to joint instability and pain.

Physical Therapy More Cost-Effective

Than Injections For Knee OA

Patients tend to take 1 of 2 non surgical routes when it comes to pain due to knee osteoarthritis: glucocorticoid injection, or physical therapy. New research shows that physical therapy may, in fact, be the more cost-effective approach.

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Every Wednesday we will be posting a workout move and our tips on how to do it CORRECTLY!

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